I would like to have the list number at the beginning of the item, and not centered as is the case for item (b) the example below. If I comment out the \usepackage{nccmath}, I get this, but then the spacing gets messed up. I'd rather keep the nccmath package if possible.

Note that the item label (b) is not aligned with the top of the two center aligned mini pages. The alignment of the (b) with the mini-pages that I want can be seen by commenting out the \usepackage{nccmath}. But I want a solution that does not require me to abandon the nccmath package. Commeting this out also screws up the spacing.

This produces the output I want. But the two mini pages that I provided in my posting are coming from a standalone file and need to function as mini pages. For example, if I say \MyMiniPage \MyMiniPage I do not get the expected behavior (which I do with the definition of MyMinipage that I gave in the post.
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Peter GrillApr 21 '11 at 18:49

Above ex is close to real. To simplify posting, I defined a newcommand{\MyMiniPage}. In reality, contents of this command are in a separate standalone file MyMiniPage.tex, and the enumerate line reads \item \input{MyMiniPage.tex} instead of \item \MyMiniPage. I need the contents of this file to behave as a mini-page (so for instance, 2 subsequent \input{MyMiniPage.tex} gives 4 columns center aligned as the above example does with \MyMiniPage \MyMiniPage. But when MyMiniPage.tex is included in a list, I want the top of the two (center aligned) mini-pages at the top of the list num.
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Peter GrillApr 21 '11 at 20:10

Is it a problem to provide the code for the standalone files? It's impossible to try and give a solution, otherwise.
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egregApr 21 '11 at 20:15

Standalone files now posted. I left the original code as well in case it is useful to someone else.
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Peter GrillApr 21 '11 at 20:33

I would like the two minipages to be [c] aligned with each other. I just want the label of the second item (b) to be aligned with the top. Would also prefer to still use the the nccmath package, unless there is a problem with that package.
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Peter GrillApr 14 '11 at 18:10

Ok, guess I am not being very clear: I want the (b) at the top, AND the two mini-pages to be centered with respect to each other. The mini-pages are coming from separate standalone files, but to simply the test case here I defined a command - both show exactly the same problem. They really should remain as mini-pages as they don't always just have math in them. So, I need them to be mini-pages, centered with respect to each other. I just want the label at the top.
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Peter GrillApr 14 '11 at 19:23